, does not want to be seen speaking with western journalists, especially not if they oppose nuclear energy. she is comfortable talking here on her farm in the middle of the woods. tatyana has thyroid cancer. there has been a marked increase in the disease since chernobyl. she was a vocal opponent of the new plant until she was arrested under flimsy pretenses. she spent five days in jail and was denied her cancer medication. it was a warning. now she is more careful. >> they have tapped my phone, so i do not use it anymore. i am not sure if i am being followed. i have not spotted them yet. i know they know me and can lash out anytime they want. no more threats are needed. >> tatyana says president lukashenko is assessed with the idea of having his own nuclear plant. it is also in russia's interest to build it as soon as possible. >> the world has been turning away from nuclear energy. clients for russia's nuclear exports are dwindling. our leaders -- our leader's manic desire to own a nuclear plant makes us an ideal match. we are a testing site for a reactor that has never been built anywhe

russia's interest to build it as soon as possible. >> the world has been turning away from nuclear energy. clients for russia's nlear ports are dwindling. our leaders -- our leader's manic desire to own a nuclear plant makes us an ideal match. we are a testing site for a reactor that has never been built anywhere else. >> the next day, we e manage to get a meeting at the construction site. two reactors are to be built here with the combined capacity of 2,400 megawatts. the pit is finished, and concrete is already being poured, but environmental activists say there is not even a final blueprint y. the plant spokesman says the work so far is just preparatory and that nothing will be built without a blueprint. but he does confirm that there is, as of yet, no model of the reactor. critics, he says, are everywhere. >> some organizations are starting to actively resist the power plant. they want to put forward their views and say they represent popular opinion, but they are not succeeding. they are not sure why not. >> our next interview partner thinks he knows why critics do not stand a chance